Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
movie

Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.
Released August 29, 1958
Genres:
Overview
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Runtime
1h 48m
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$17,570,324
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
- no logo available
Avon Productions
United States
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United States
Keywords
- dying and death
- depression
- individual
- suicide
- jealousy
- husband wife relationship
- southern usa
- mississippi river
- plantation
- patriarch
- based on play or musical
- inheritance
- sibling rivalry
- brother against brother
- cynical
- alcoholic
- dying father
- family conflict
- angry
- father son conflict
- southern gothic
- anxious
- daughter–in–law father–in–law relationship
- star athlete
- cotton plantation
- mississippi
- authoritarian
- condescending